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What Is A Compliance Management System And Why Your FI Needs One

N Contracts

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The definition of a CMS includes three key elements: board and management oversight; a compliance program; and violations of law and consumer harm. The whitepaper breaks down each of these elements and offers advice for streamlining existing compliance functions to create a more effective and efficient CMS.

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A Board’s Guide to Oversight of ESG

Harvard Corporate Governance

The past few years have brought significant attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, whether related to climate change, sustainability, human capital management or diversity, equity and inclusion. This post is based on a Sidley memorandum by Ms. LaVoy and Ben Cross. Strine, Jr. more…).

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Five Questions Boards Should Ask About the War in Ukraine

Harvard Corporate Governance

on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 Editor's Note: Matteo Tonello is Managing Director of ESG Research at The Conference Board, Inc. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine requires business leaders to remain in crisis-management mode. 1) What is the business impact of the war? Posted by Matteo Tonello, The Conference Board, Inc., both by Lucian A.

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Should you consider an automated indirect tax system? 9 key questions to ask

ThomsonReuters

Every company’s tax technology journey is different, and it’s not always clear when and how tax automation should be incorporated or what the benefits will be. Agility, flexibility, and efficiency are qualities that most companies want, but aging systems and antiquated processes are often holding them back.

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SAS 145 is here. Are you prepared?

ThomsonReuters

Jump to: What does SAS 145 address? 9 steps to apply SAS 145 Managing SAS 145 compliance What does SAS 145 address? At a high level, SAS 145 addresses a company’s system of internal control and information technology. 9 steps to apply SAS 145 So now that SAS 145 is here, what steps should auditors take?

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Security vs Compliance: Where Do They Align?

Audit Board

If you’ve been wondering where security practices and compliance requirements align and where they diverge, you’re not alone. Security and compliance have synergies, but they aren’t the same, and it can be challenging to tease them apart. What Is Security? Here are some common categories for security tools: . IT Infrastructure.

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Challenges and changes within the audit industry

ThomsonReuters

What are some of the key challenges that audit firms face when auditing ESG disclosures? What are some of the potential risks and opportunities that emerging technologies pose to the talent pool in the audit profession? Cloud-based systems streamline workflow and communication, which allows teams to focus on higher-value tasks.